Timekeeping : explore the history and science of telling time with 15 projects /
Linda Formichelli and W. Eric Martin ; illustrated by Sam Carbaugh.
- [1st edition].
- vii, 120 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
- Build it yourself series .
- "Build it yourself" series. .
Includes index.
Includes webliographical references and index.
Introduction: now is the time -- The birth of time -- Here come the hours -- Telling time after twilight -- What is a clock, anyway? -- Escaping the time traps of old -- Back and forth and back and forth -- Slicing the world into time zones -- Crystal clear timekeeping -- Measuring time without moving -- Time on your hands.
"[This book] travels through the past and into the future to explore how humans have measured the passage of time."--Page 4 of cover.
9-12. Guided reading level: S.
9781619301368 1619301369 9781619300330 1619300338
2016302104
GBB277970 bnb
016143479 Uk
Time measurements--History--Juvenile literature. Calendar--History--Juvenile literature. Time--Juvenile literature. Time--Measurements. Clocks and watches. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Activity Books. JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Exploration & Discovery. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Experiments & Projects. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made. Calendar. Time. Time measurements.
Education USA Juvenile clock practical timekeeping Timekeeper (general)
Instructional and educational works. History. Juvenile works. Instructional and educational works.